Lucas, A.H.S. (1919), Notes on Australian marine algae. II. Description of four new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 44: 177 [tax. nov.]

• Type locality: Growing abundantly on Zostera leaves in salt and in brackish water, Botany and Middle Harbour, N. S. Wales.
• Type specimen: [Type category unknown]: Sydney: [Accession No. unknown]

Womersley, H.B.S. (1979), Southern Australian species of Polysiphonia Greville (Rhodophyta). Australian Journal of Botany 27: - [secondary reference]

Womersley, H.B.S. (2003), The Marine Benthic Flora of Southern Australia. Part IIID: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Polysiphonia infestans Harv. legitimate

ABRS (2011), Australian Algal Name Index Edn. 2011: - [secondary reference]

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